Ugo Ehiogu today spoke of his FA Cup heartbreak following his red card agony at West Ham United on Saturday.

Ugo Ehiogu today spoke of his FA Cup heartbreak following his red card agony at West Ham United on Saturday.

The Boro centre back was sent off in the dying minutes at Upton Park after picking up two cautions.

As a result he will miss Boro's FA Cup quarter-final clash with Everton or Crewe Alexandra on March 10.

After scoring the goal that dumped out Blackburn in the last round, Ehiogu is "gutted" at missing out on the chance to help Boro reach the semi-finals.

"I'll be reflecting on the sending off for a couple of days, but I know the quarter-final is a massive game for the club and I'm going to miss it," said Ehiogu, who was also red-carded at Upton Park last season.

"I've got no complaints at my second booking on Saturday because he's ran at me and I've clipped him, trying to get out of the way.

"As soon as he'd gone down I knew what was coming from the referee.

"But my complaint was over my first booking, and if anything I thought the foul should have been awarded on me. But the linesman saw it differently.

"As a result I get a silly booking that eventually leads to me getting sent off. I can't get my head round it.

"It's very hard to take, but there's not much I can do about it now."

As well as the pain inflicted by his dismissal, Ehiogu picked up a fat lip and three stitches in a cut in his nose.

"I took a whack in the face from Jermain Defoe in the first half, and I had to get stitches in my nose as the cut was quite deep," he added.

Ehiogu was worried that his nose might also be broken, but initial investigations at Rockliffe Park today suggested this was not the case.

It will be a relief for the Boro defender, though he was still frustrated that the team did not return north on Saturday with a share of the spoils.

He said: "I thought we played very well in the first half. We controlled most of the play.

"They came into it a bit more in the second half, but we're extremely disappointed not to have picked up at least a point."

Ehiogu was Boro's only injury worry over the weekend, but should be fit to face Leicester City this Saturday.

Boro could also have Mickael Debeve available. Negotiations are continuing to try to bring in the 31-year-old Lens midfielder on loan.

Cardiff City and former Boro boss Lennie Lawrence has agreed a deal to take striker Andy Campbell on loan to Ninian Park.

Campbell, who scored Boro's clincher against Manchester United in the FA Cup in January, will stay with Cardiff until the end of the season.

He makes his debut for the Bluebirds at Huddersfield Town tomorrow.

Carlisle United are hoping to complete an agreement this week to take Mark Summerbell on a month's loan.

Boro goalkeeper Ross Turnbull has been selected for the England Under-17 squad for a qualifying tournament for the European Under-17 Championship. England take on Scotland and Lithuania between March 3-10.

Boro's Under-19 and Under-17 games against Leeds United were postponed.